I don’t think I’m alone in being frustrated by Martin Skrtel’s performances in a Liverpool shirt in recent weeks. He wasn’t great against Wolves and tended to put his side under more pressure than necessary, but it was his poor showing against Tottenham that will really have put a question mark by his name. His clumsy tackling and indecisive nature means that unless he gets a confidence fix sometime soon, Liverpool just wont be able to rely on him.
Since Jamie Carragher isn’t getting any younger, Daniel Agger is constantly injured and Sebastian Coates too young and inexperienced to be expected to run the Liverpool defence, it’s clear that this is an area that Kenny Dalglish will have to look at if his side are to make a serious stab for Champions League football next year.
The question then is, who on earth should Liverpool bring in? The usual candidates will be offered up. Bolton’s Gary Cahill, Blackburn’s Christopher Samba and Scott Dann amongst a list of other names that fail to really excite. The only player from the list of Premier League defenders who might be willing to leave their clubs that represents an intriguing prospect is Gary Cahill who will have only six months remaining on his Bolton contract come January and should be available at a bargain price.
The problem with this is that there’s sure to be plenty of other clubs sniffing around, attempting to tempt him and rather than get involved with what could be a long drawn out saga, I’d sooner see Liverpool look elsewhere.
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skrtel has always shown this since we signed him. Its ok to be aggressive, but he is liable to foul too much rather than pick challenges he is going to have a good chance of winning- like his second booking at spurs on gareth bale. Also lacks composure and distribution is average. Cahill would be quality. Good on the ball as well a good defender. Sakho would be awesome too.
Sigh! I’ve always thought i was on my own in thinking Skirtel was dodgy, clumsy and at times looks brainless for a defender. He is physically imposing but has been exposed time and time to be brainless and unsteady! Maybe play him as a holding midfielder in front of the two central defenders, or ship him out in January, there will be takers for him.
if you guys watched Cahill’s games for Bolton as much as you watch Liverpool games, you would not have the same opinion. Quit buying into the press ideologies and watching only match day highlights. Even in those, you not see a single Skrtel error let alone the numerous made by Vidic under pressure!
Everyone has their weaknesses but you endeavor to make some opposition players seem perfect(especially the English ones). Next thing you hear everyone is against Rooney coz he hasnt scored in a couple of games!
So true, there are so many aspects we don’t think about in this age of mass hysteria.
REDSIMON – well said !!!!
Football and peoples opinions are very much media driven.
What next – managing matches via media opinion on a telephone vote ????
Very unfair to try and bring him down over the Tottenham game, after all it’s not his position. Playing players out of position is the managers responsibility if it fails.
I wonder who would love to sell Skrtel right now!!! And I’m sure there are lots of clubs would gladly buy him for his qualities. These articles are sometimes very off and “knee jerk” in nature.